CVE-2026-2100 | P11-kit: null dereference via c_derivekey with specific null parameters

A flaw was found in p11-kit. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by calling the C_DeriveKey function on a remote token with specific IBM kyber or IBM btc derive mechanism parameters set to NULL. This could lead to the RPC-client attempting to return an uninitialized value, potentially resulting in a NULL dereference or undefined behavior. This issue may cause an application level denial of service or other unpredictable system states.

Published: 2026-03-26 Last update: 2026-06-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-2100 is rated Low Risk (26.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-2100

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-28 0.16% 0.05% -0.11%
2 2026-04-25 0.10% 0.16% +0.06%
3 2026-03-27 — 0.10% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-2100

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-2100

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-2100

GHSA-hq85-3f6c-jx84 · Severity: medium — A flaw was found in p11-kit. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by calling the...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-2100

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2026-2100 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (p11-kit), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-2100
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2100
suse high CVE-2026-2100 severity important: SUSE including 18 source package names (libp11-kit0, libp11-kit0-0.26.2-1.1, …), 153 product×package rows across 29 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS, … (29 product lines)): Known Not Affected 144, Fixed 9. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2100/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-2100 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (p11-kit), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 7, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-2100

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-2100

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
p11-kit_project p11-kit — cpe:2.3:a:p11-kit_project:p11-kit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat hardened_images — cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hardened_images:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-2100

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